Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-23
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.

The City to Manage East Park-The Na-
tIsnal Horticultural Association.
The Executive Committee OF the I'M
provement Association met at their rooms
on street last evening.
Some time since the stockholders Of East
Park made proposition through the I'M
proyement,Associaii TO the City Trustees,
to transfer that property to the city, proYld-
ing the latter would pass the requisite Or
dinance and undertake to maintain the
grounds as free public park and resort,
keep the driveways in repair, sprinkle
them during the summer months, main
tain the buildings, picnic grounds, trees,
shrubs, plants, etc The matter Will be
brought before the Trustees ct their meet
ing next Monday, when the following let
ter and proposed ordinance will be sub
mitted for their consideration:
To the Trustees ofthe City Of Sacramento: We,
the undersigned to whom was referred by the
Improvement Association of the city ana
county of Sacramento the question as to whether
the city of Sacramento could legally accept ana
become the owner of the shares OF the capitaI
stock of the East Park Association proposed 10
be donated to it, for their opinion, beg leave 10
say, having given the matter all the considera-
ton that the brief time allowed permits, they
are of the opinion that the city IS Iegally COM
peIeQt 10 lake receive St4u HilelSS anu SuSh
further shares as may be donated, and to keep
and maintain the property known as East Park
as a free public park for the use OF the city and
its Inhabitants. A. I. tATLIN,
ADD c. HINKsoN,
Sacramento, December 10, 1887.
Ordinance No.. Providing for the accept
ance OF a donation of shares OF the capital stock
of the corporation known as the East Park Asso-
citation.
Section L Whereas, the park known as East
Park Is useful, necessary and proper Tor the use
of the City of Sacramento and the inhabitants
thereof; and whereas, the owners OF more than
one half of the shares of the corporation known
as the East Park Association, which corporation
is the owner OF the lands and other properties
constituting the said East Park, have donated
and given to said city more than one-half of the
shares of said East Park Association; therefore,
said donations are hereby accepted, ana such
further donations of said capital stock as may
be hereafter made TO said city, are hereby
authorized to be accepted The city hereby
undertaking to keep and maintain said park as
a free public park forever for the use of said
city and the inhabitants thereof.
Section ,. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
DONATION OF ORANGES.
IA. Vacquier member of the Asso-
citation, presented the latter with an i'm
mense branch containing a score or more
of large golden colored and luscious-look-
ing oranges. 1t was accompanied by q
note, saving: q have this evening the
honor to present you with this cluster of
beautiful oranges, grown On the premises
of George Sermonet corner of Eighth and
G streets, in this CITY of Sacramento. With
his permission | offer this sample of the
productiveness of our soil, as an evidence
of one of the advantages of this locality.
hope that you will accept it, in order that
our Eastern visitors may be convinced,
when they behold it. that we have a soil
and climate which entities US to claim
that we live in the garden spot of the
world" The oranges will be placed on ex
hibition at the passenger depot.
SAN JOSE CITRUS EXHIBIT.
The Secretary read the following:
Dear Sir: The Horticultural Hall Association
of Santa Clara county have decided to open
their second annual Central California Citrus
Fair on the oath of January, 1888, and continue
for ten days: and your county is hereby cor
daily invited to contribute exhibits of your
leading industrieS-citruS fruits, dried or pre-
served fruits, cereals or minerals. Exhibits will
be well cared for, and will be at the disposition
of the exhibitor at the close of the fair.
The American Horticultural Society have de-
cided to meet at San Jose, January "a, 1883, and
we desire to have full display of Central Cali
fornia productions for their inspection. And as
the object in coming to California is to examine
and report on its productions, liberal showing
from your section would have a very good effect
as advertisement
Communications addressed to Cyrus Jones
San Jose, Cal, will receive due attention
CYRUS JONES,
| FRANK Dunn, Secretary. President.
The importance of this exhibit was fully
discussed by Messrs. Hancock, McClatchy
Simmons, Mcneil, Aiken, Cummings and
| Hamilton.
The following resolution, offered by J. O.
| Coleman, was adopted:
WHEREAS, The American Horticultural So
| cietV consisting of 400 delegates from the yari-
ous Horticultural Societies of the Union, will
visit our State about January Dist be it
ResOlUed, That committee of five be appointed
| to cooperate with committees from other asso-
Citations, and report at the next meeting the best
means of making known the resources of our
section.
The Chair appointed as such committee
f. F. Aiken. George W. Hancock, p. E.
Plat, George C. McMullen and Frank
Gregory.